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Definitions: Restiveness |
RestivenessNoun1. The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters. 2. Characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "restiveness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1601. (references) |
Synonyms: RestivenessSynonyms: jitteriness (n), jumpiness (n), nervousness (n), skittishness (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Restiveness |
| English words defined with "restiveness": Restiffness. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | And the restiveness spread to all of them. |
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| "Restiveness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Restiveness" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 11 | 106,044 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "restiveness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 倔强 (stubborn, stubbornness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Unruhe (about, agitation, anxiety, concern (at, disorderliness, disquiet, disquietude, disturbance, ferment, fermentation, fidget, fidgetiness, fretfulness, noise, perturbation, restlessness, ruckus, skittishness, trouble, turbulence, unease, uneasiness, unrest, worry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | νευρικότητα (jitters, jumpiness, nervousness), ανήσυχο, απείθεια (contumaciousness, contumacy, disobedience, insubordination, intractableness, recusancy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 난폭함. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | streeuaght (litigiousness, quarrelsomeness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | estivenessray îndãrãtnicie (obduracy, obstinacy, pertinacity, perversity, stubbornness), încãpãţânare (contrariness, obduracy, obstinacy, pertinacity, perversity, stoutness, stubbornness). (various references) intranquilidad (restlessness), impaciencia (eagerness, fretfulness, hastiness, impatience), agitación (agitation, convulsion, discomposure, excitement, ferment, flurry, fussiness, state, stir, twitter, welter). (various references) istadighet. (various references) yerinde duramama (euphoria, euphory, fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness, spring fever), sabırsızlık (eagerness, headiness, impatience), inatçılık (contrariness, cussedness, dourness, hardness, indocility, intractability, intransigence, mulishness, obduracy, obstinacy, perversity, recalcitrance, refractoriness, self will, stickiness, stiff neck, stiffness, stubbornness, toughness, waywardness, wilfulness, willfulness), huzursuzluk (discomfort, disquiet, disquietude, fermentation, fidget, hump, inquietude, qualm, restlessness, sleeplessness, trouble, uneasiness, unrest). (various references) tính ngang bướng, tính khó bảo (indocility, obstinacy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "restiveness": restivenesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "restiveness" (pronounced re"stivnus) |
| 8 | -e" s t i v n u s | suggestiveness. |
| 6 | -t i v n u s | assertiveness, attentiveness, attractiveness, combativeness, competitiveness, creativeness, destructiveness, distinctiveness, effectiveness, ineffectiveness, inventiveness, restrictiveness, secretiveness, sensitiveness, vindictiveness. |
| 5 | -i v n u s | aggressiveness, cohesiveness, decisiveness, defensiveness, divisiveness, elusiveness, inclusiveness, indecisiveness, intrusiveness, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, possessiveness, responsiveness. |
| 4 | -v n u s | forgiveness, resistiveness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, astuteness, asynchronous, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, coldness, Colonus, compactness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, directness, disingenuousness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, indebtedness, indigenous, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resourcefulness, restlessness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, selfishness, selflessness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-i-n-r-s-s-s-t-v" | |
-2 letters: eternises, reinvests, seventies, sirventes, terseness. | |
-3 letters: eeriness, eserines, eternise, inverses, nereises, nerviest, reinvest, sentries, serenest, sestines, severest, sirvente, teensier, veneries, versines, vestries, vitesses. | |
-4 letters: eeriest, entires, entrees, entries, enviers, eserine, estrins, eveners, evenest, inserts, inverse, inverts, invests, nesters, renests, resents, resists, resites, restive, retenes, retines, revests, revises, seeress, seiners, seisers, sereins, serenes, serines. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-e-i-n-r-s-s-s-t-v" | |
+1 letter: inventresses. | |
+2 letters: assertiveness, disseverments, furtivenesses, privatenesses, resistiveness, restivenesses, secretiveness, versatileness. | |
+3 letters: abortivenesses, creativenesses, reactivenesses, respectiveness, sportivenesses, supersensitive, verticalnesses. | |
+4 letters: assertivenesses, descriptiveness, destructiveness, divertissements, everlastingness, intrusivenesses, lucrativenesses, normativenesses, obtrusivenesses, operativenesses, primitivenesses, promotivenesses, receptivenesses, reductivenesses, resistivenesses, restrictiveness, retentivenesses, secretivenesses, superlativeness, veritablenesses, versatilenesses. | |
+5 letters: attractivenesses, conservativeness, decorativenesses, derivativenesses, disruptivenesses, figurativenesses, imperativenesses, perceptivenesses, perfectivenesses, preventivenesses, productivenesses, protectivenesses, protrusivenesses, reflectivenesses, refractivenesses, repetitivenesses, respectivenesses, supersensitively, supportivenesses, transitivenesses. | |
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